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On the final show for 2009: Biwa Kwan examines the danger and the appeal of reporting from conflict zones, 10 stories that the mainstream missed in 2009, public housing commissions in Victoria yield a wealth of stories to local citizen journalists and a consortium of major cinema outlets seek exemption from the federal Disability Discrimination Act.
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Exciting times in Canberra this week, but did the media miss the point? Murdoch's latest bid to get paid for online content, Fiji's military backed government takes licenses away from broadcasters and a new exhibition turning the spotlight on our newsmakers.
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What happens when you mix Hammertime with Twitter? Is internet access a right as opposed to a privilege? And have vampires always been hot, rich and sexy? Listen in to this podcast to find out more!!
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Community radio avoids the final flick with the announcement of federal funding for the transition to digital, can arts and culture bridge the cultural divide when it comes to the conflict in the Middle East? And Leigh Sales on ethics and journalism in the social media age.
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This episode takes an in depth look at journalism today- when it's good, how to make it good, and how it's changing. John Pilger talks about winning the Sydney Peace Prize for his work exposing human rights abuses and government corruption, Alex Angel looks as how community-funded journalism could revolutionise investigative journalism and Ande Gregson and Julie Posetti from Media140 Sydney drop into the studios to chat about how social media is changing journalism.
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A new health program combining knowledge from the world's oldest civilisation and modern western medicine and New York University Music Professor Suzanne Cusick talks to us about her research into the American military's use of music as a weapon.
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War photography: it's purpose, impact and the people behind the lens.. Murdoch v Scott: the battle between commercial interest, quality journalism and online access to free content and how to fund your films online.
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On today's show... a battle in the Australian Federal court that could have major ramifications for internet service providers, Commercial Radio Australia defends their right to keep controversial segments-now with a seven second delay and fighting wars through new media, how the Coalition forces are falling behind in Afghanistan.
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Was Kraft's Isnack2.0 all a big hoax? Are commercial free to air channels guilty of racism in their coverage of current affairs? also, we take a look at how Nick Cave is pushing the boundaries of publishing with his new novel The Death of Bunny Monroe and speak to Gerard Noonan, former editor of The Australian Financial Review, about why the Fairfax board needs a journalist.
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We break the bread with "Hungry Beast" web content producer Elmo Keep, investigate why French politicians are hot under the collar about retouching models, Cale Bain tells you how to store your digital data safely and we speak to citizen journalist Solomon King about tweeting riots in Uganda.
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Sophie Tarr talks to media commentator Stilgherrian about the break up of Telstra, journalists in China take to the streets to protest against abuse by police, social networking and commemorating our dead and Four Corners reporter Sarah Ferguson talks about the aftermath of "Code of Silence", the expose on the mistreatment of women in the NRL.
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This episode is all about sex and politics. Governments create a new conversation with their public online, the ethics of "balanced reporting" in the Israel/ Palestine conflict, the Swedish Government funds porn and a new documentary exploring love, life, disability and starting a brothel in regional NSW.
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Spin and tragedy; did the media get it right with Mullumbimby Highschool? James Murdoch's attack on the BBC, are marketers targetting social media the "wolf in sheep's clothing"? And a new documentary challenging gender stereotypes.
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Peter Costello joins the "old guard" Coalition chorus criticising journalists as "left wing", accusing the ABC of leaning to the left. Journalist Sophie Tarr explores the notion that women are avoiding serious political commentary in the media and special contributor Daz Chandler dissects the efficacy of advocacy film making.
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The dilemmas of digital memory- do we really want Facebook posts to last forever? How asylum seekers became "illegal immigrants", SA premier calls for cameras in their courts but is media coverage going to help the judicial process? And selling spirituality in a secular society.
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This Fourth Estate is listening to the big wigs. Rupert Murdoch says we'll all be paying for online News Corp products by the end of the year, and John Howard says most journos are left wing pinkos. Facebook acquires Friendfeed and will digital TV kill local Indigenous content in remote communities?
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Clubs Australia accuse 60 minutes of exploiting a problem gambler, Shevonne Hunt speaks to director Robert Connolly about his latest film Balibo, John Pilger wins the peace prize and a new discourse on death:the online obituary.
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New media trumps the old; how the internet helped turn virtual supporters into real life volunteers during Barack Obama's presidential campaign, how the "Dancing with the Stars" controversy raises questions about our attitude to disability and the pitfalls of Twitter for public personalities…
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Our eulogy to the late great Walter Cronkite, journalism in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories, we take a squiz at how Google Wave is getting on two months after its launch and why Chinese novelists are flourishing online.
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How cinema is shutting out our disabled neighbours, bringing social media and social justice together through blogging in Tanzania, the Sydney Opera House launches an online dance competition where anyone can apply and a photographic exhibition letting you into the intimate lives of the widows of asbestosis sufferers.
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On today's episode we look at media and social justice. We ask if the Fourth Estate does justice to Indigenous issues, we celebrate the 800th issue of the Green Left Weekly and NIDA steps up to the plate; teaching disadvantaged youth skills for life. And for some light (if goulish)entertainment, we look at the mysterious world of zombie blogging...
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Refugees in the headlines again, but are the media giving them a fair go? "Wacko Jacko" and the role of The Fourth Estate in celebrity hysteria, The Pirate Bay founders set to gain 7.7 million US for a website that also put them in jail and a poster in Germany that's causing a stir...
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Media blackout lifted after kidnapped journo escapes from the Taliban, but is the Fourth Estate guilty of double standards? Graffiti: art, illegal, or a damn good way to sell records? China blames pornography for increased internet censorship and the story of a small town Australian girl who grew up to be the matriarch of radical Islam.
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The revolution will be Twitterised! Or will it? We look at protests in Iran and the role of social media, Irish journo protects her Real IRA sources, refugees and romance in Australian film and journalists talk about getting personal with writing...
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